Bill Text: CT HB05607 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Provision Of Information To Hospital Patients.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health [HB05607 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05607-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5607
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 1704
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
REP. NAFIS, 27th Dist. SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 368v of the general statutes be amended to require a hospital, prior to admitting a patient or having a patient sign any documents, to explain to the patient (1) the difference between observation and admission, and (2) how certain codes may affect the length of the patient's stay and whether the patient may be transferred to rehabilitation.

Statement of Purpose:

To require hospitals to explain certain medical codes and terminology to prospective patients.